Matthew Knowles

Matthew Knowles, sometimes spelled "Mathew," is a music manager and the father of singers Beyonce and Solange Knowles. Knowles manages the careers of his daughters and is the former manager of Kelly Rowland and the group Destiny's Child.

In October of 2009, TMZ reported that a woman named Alexsandra Wright filed a paternity suit against Knowles.http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/02/beyonce-knowles-mathew-knowles-alexsandra-wright/ Alexsandra Wright gave birth to a baby in early-February of 2010. Citing unnamed sources, on March 24, 2010, TMZ published on its website that a DNA test taken by Knowles has confirmed his paternity of the child.http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/24/beyonces-dad-matthew-knowles-paternity-tes/ Representatives for Knowles had previously stated that rumors of the alleged "love child" were not true.http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/16/beyonce-mathew-knowles-baby-love-child-paternity/

Prior to the paternity test, on February 16, 2010, a judge in Los Angeles ordered Knowles to pay $8200 a month in child support for Wright's child.

According to the online gossip website TMZ.com, Tina Knowles has filed for divorce from Matthew Knowles. The couple have been married for 29 years. They are the parents of Beyonce and Solange Knowles.http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/18/beyonce-knowles-mother-father-mathew-tina/

In February of 2010, published reports said that Tina Knowles knew about her husband's affair with Alexsandra Wright. She apparently also knew that Matthew Knowles was the father of Wright's baby. When Tina Knowles learned of the child, she filed for divorce.http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/zwecker/2025829,CST-FTR-zp03.article